The first modern Olympic Games was held from 6th April to 16th April in 1896 in Athens, Greece. That season was opened by George I of Greece. 17 venues were used and the Panathenaic Stadium (80,000 capacity) was the main venue.
From 14 nations, 241 athletes participated in 43 events in 9 sports. Here is the list of individual sport’s gold medalists.
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| Sport | Gold Medal |
|---|---|
| Athletics | Thomas Burke (USA) 100m Thomas Burke (USA) 400m Edwin Flack (Australia) 800m Edwin Flack (Australia) 1500m Spiridon Louis (Greece) (Marathon) |
| Cycling | Aristidis Konstantinidis (Greece) Road race Paul Masson (France) Track time trial Paul Masson (France) Sprint Paul Masson (France) 10 Kilometres Léon Flameng (France) 100 Kilometres Adolf Schmal (Austria) 12-hour race |
| Gymnastics | Hermann Weingärtner (Germany) Horizontal bar Alfred Flatow (Germany) Parallel bars Louis Zutter (Switzerland) Pommel horse Ioannis Mitropoulos (Greece) Rings Nikolaos Andriakopoulos (Greece) Rope climbing Carl Schuhmann (Germany) Vault |
| Swimming | Alfréd Hajós (Hungary) 100m Paul Neumann (Austria) 500m Paul Neumann (Austria) 1200m Ioannis Malokinis (Greece) Sailors 100m |
| Tennis | Men’s Singles John Boland (Great Britain) Men’s Doubles John Boland (Great Britain) Friedrich Traun (Germany) |
| Weightlifting | Launceston Elliot (Great Britain) One hand lift Viggo Jensen (Denmark) Two hand lift |
| Wrestling | Carl Schuhmann (Germany) Greco-Roman |
| Fencing | Eugène-Henri Gravelotte (France) Foil Leonidas Pyrgos (Greece) Master foil Ioannis Georgiadis (Greece) Sabre |
Athens 1896 Summer Olympics Results – Medal Stats & Table
On the ranking table of the first modern Olympic Games, Unites States ranked in 1st position with 11 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 2 bronze medals. The host nation, Greece ranked in 2nd position with 10 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 19 bronze medals.
In the 3rd position, Germany ranked with 6 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 2 bronze medals of that tournament. See the below full the Athens 1896 Summer Olympic result stats.
| Rank | Nations | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | Greece | 10 | 17 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Germany | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Austria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Denmark | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Mixed team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
